The introduction and symbolism of traditional cultural paper cutting

Different paper-cuts have different meanings, pomegranate paper-cuts mean more children and grandchildren, more blessings and more longevity; Peacock paper-cutting means beauty and love; Plum blossom paper-cut means pure, pure, deep and confident. The symbolic meaning of paper-cutting reflects people's rich artistic imagination through paper-cut patterns, and expresses people's love for life and art.

It can pass on this national culture, and it is a very good combination of images, the meaning is also very good, and it is an art, and the most important thing is that it has its own unique special language. The general meaning is very good, and it is generally always the dragon and phoenix are auspicious or auspicious.

His meaning is, auspicious, warding off evil spirits, having many children and grandchildren, happiness, harvest, mourning, etc., and people pass on the style of paper-cutting from generation to generation, and it is also very popular with people in modern times.

Paper-cutting actually represents a beautiful meaning, and you can cut out the patterns you want, it feels very powerful, and it can also make you feel the beauty of art, reflecting the superb skills of craftsmen.

The scientific principles, humanistic knowledge and life ideals expressed in paper-cutting can make people imperceptibly educated and have the function of ethical education. At the same time, the characteristics of paper-cutting art are frank, simple, simple and bold, and you can learn the attitude of paper-cutting artists towards life. Folk culture is the foundation of all cultures and is the mother culture.

Mr. Zhang Daoyi, a folk art scholar, said: "From the perspective of the nature of culture, it has the basic nature of national culture. That is to say, any upper-class, high-class culture is developed on this basis.

Contemporary people do not have a deep understanding of folk culture, pursue fashion, alienate local culture, many folk arts are being abandoned by people, and the inheritance of folk culture is seriously out of touch, so it is necessary to fully integrate into the local culture of the nation. The art of paper-cutting assumes an important role as the carrier of cultural dissemination and social textbooks, and the formation of a thick folk culture is the best protection for traditional folk art. The art of paper-cutting has attracted more and more attention, and the inheritance of paper-cutting art is not only to learn the folk cutting techniques, but also to rise to a higher level.

A good work not only requires skillful technique, modeling and other aspects to be distinctive, but also needs to have its profound connotation and can convey the author's spiritual charm. The inheritance of paper-cutting art can broaden the breadth of knowledge, get in touch with the life of folk art, and inspire the mind. At the same time, the art of paper-cutting can give people sufficient free imagination space, let the thinking run wild, and enrich the content of culture and art.

Through the in-depth combing of the spirituality, formal characteristics and symbolic meaning of paper-cutting art, it is conducive to better inheriting the hierarchical structure of paper-cutting art and perceiving the original flavor of folk paper-cutting in practice. You can hire paper-cutting artists from the folk to learn the shape, color, pattern and other skills of paper-cutting, seek creative inspiration, expand your horizons to improve your aesthetic taste, and stimulate your imagination and creativity; It can also drive everyone to consciously explore folk customs and increase the depth of thinking.

The inheritance, preservation and development of a culture depends to a large extent on the ability of its owners to transmit knowledge and culture. It is precisely of great significance and enlightenment to the inheritance of national and folk culture. There are many forms of folk paper-cutting content, and its patterns and themes are often directly and vividly recorded in the cultural matrix widely circulated among the general public, which not only reflects the traditional cultural psychology, folk customs and aesthetic taste, but also reflects people's love and hatred and the pursuit of truth, goodness and beauty, showing profound cultural significance.

Chinese folk auspicious paper-cutting has a profound cultural connotation. From the "window flowers" pasted on the window lattice and the "door notes" pasted on the lintel, to the "offering flowers" for worshiping the gods and ancestors, and the "happy flowers" and "ceremonial flowers" for weddings and celebrations; From the "Kang Wai Flower" and "Ceiling Flower" to the "Shoe Flower" and "Purse Flower" used as embroidery patterns, the auspicious paper-cutting is deeply integrated into the thoughts and emotions of people's daily life. Common auspicious themes in paper-cutting are:

Fu, Lu, longevity, joy, Ruyi, Panchang, Fang Sheng, Sanduo, Crane Shou Shuangquan, Wufu Shou, auspicious celebration, longevity, longevity, wealth and wealth, gold and jade, more than one year in a row, melon and long, everything is good, bamboo report peace, happy eyebrows, pointing to the sun, three friends of the year, four gentlemen's flowers, six contract spring, carp jumping dragon gate, etc. With the development of the times, people continue to use these auspicious patterns of paper-cutting, and the meaning contained in them has also been sublimated.

Opera stories and opera characters are common themes in Chinese paper-cutting. Paper-cutting and watching opera is something that rural women never tire of, and their special ability to feel and understand opera enables them to create different styles of paper-cut works with the characters and scenes in the opera through ingenious artistic processing, which accompany people's daily life into thousands of households, so that the opera can circulate in a larger space. The opera paper-cuts are like a solidified drama, and the never-ending performances continue on the farmhouses, kangs, and windows, expressing people's admiration for heroes and judgments of good and evil, beauty and ugliness.

There are three main meanings of paper-cutting:

First, Nafu Yingxiang.

The reason why folk paper-cutting can be widely spread for a long time is that the performance function of Nafu Yingxiang is its main reason. The closure of the region and the limitations of culture, as well as the intrusion of adversity such as natural disasters, have stimulated people's desire for a happy life. People pray for abundant food and clothing, prosperity, health and longevity, and all the best, and this simple wish is conveyed through paper-cutting.

2. Pray for life.

The creators of paper-cutting always have a firm and optimistic belief in wealth and happiness, and continuous hope, and paper-cutting is the external presentation of their ideal of creating a better life. Folk paper-cutting integrates these auspicious meanings into various ethnic affairs activities to meet the spiritual and psychological needs of the general public, so as to support the survival of human beings and enrich human life.

3. Convey people's yearning for a better life.

The expressive language of folk paper-cutting is not a simple flat and straightforward narrative, but a message of support, borrowing those conceptual images that have become conventional, to convey people's yearning for a better life and the expectation of auspicious happiness.

Extended Information: The Origin of Paper Cutting.

As for the origin of paper-cutting, it actually started a long time ago. At that time, people tried to use some graphics to record and present the content, but at that time, paper did not exist, and people could only record some materials on bronze, bamboo slips, animal skins and other carriers.

With the advent of paper, these creative patterns began to move onto paper. Through this before-and-after comparison, we can see that the origin of paper-cutting comes from the pattern recording method of the ancestors.

Paper-cutting is a valuable traditional culture, what is it used for? Sticking, that is, directly pasting on doors and windows, walls, lighting, ribbons and other decorations. Such as paper-cutting, wall flowers, ceiling flowers, cigarette grid flowers, lantern flowers, paper tie flowers, doormats, etc.; Fireworks:

Paper-cuts are pasted on cakes, noodles, eggs and other gifts. In the Chaozhou area of Guangdong, it is called "cake flower" as "fruit tree flower", and in Pingyang, Zhejiang, it is called "round pot flower". The fireworks theme is more festive and auspicious.

In Shandong province, people put paper-cuts on "happy eggs" to celebrate the birth of children, or dye eggs red to reveal white patterns. In rural Fujian Province, people give each other birthday gifts with turtle motifs that symbolize longevity. There are turtle-shaped cakes and turtle-shaped paper cutouts.

Door sticker: also known as "hanging sticker", "hanging money", "red sticker", "happy sticker", "door color", "Zhai ultima". It is generally used for upper beams or beams.

Its style is pennant-shaped, with a large head, wide sides, and tassels below. They are mostly carved on red paper, but there are also other colors or color schemes. The patterns are mostly geometric patterns or mosaic characters, flowers, dragons and phoenixes and auspicious words, such as "Celebrating the World", "Guotai Min'an", "More than Every Year", "Wind and Sunshine", "Golden Jade and Golden Jade", "Magpie Dengmei", "Fushou Fugui", "Shoubi Year" and so on.

Happiness" and "Five Industries of Prosperity". When posting, or a word, or a piece of content, a set of hanging, generally more than five should be posted. In addition to removing the old accidents of spring seals, the note on the door also has the meaning of exorcism and blessing.

Traditional Chinese culture - paper-cutting (special purpose) is placed in the lining, that is, used to decorate gifts, dowries, offerings, offerings. Such as happy flowers, flowers for flowers, fireworks, candlestick flowers, barrel fragrant flowers, Chongyang flag; Wedding flowers: Paper-cuts used to decorate various utensils and interior furnishings at weddings.

Tea sets, soap discs, basins and other daily necessities are usually lined with paper cutouts and pasted on the vanity mirror. The theme of the Happiness Flower pattern is to emphasize the meaning of auspiciousness and happiness. The color is bright red, and the modeling style is round, square, diamond-shaped, peach-shaped, pomegranate-shaped, etc., and it is equipped with various auspicious patterns such as dragons and phoenixes, magpies, flowers, and peonies.

The typography adopts the "flower within a flower" approach.

Bean fragrant flower: It is a kind of multi-color paper-cutting, which is used to decorate traditional folk activities such as worshipping ancestors and worshipping gods. The themes of paper-cutting are mostly auspicious patterns such as opera, historical stories, folklore, flowers, and characters.

The color matching is generally composed of gold and bright red, pink, green, blue, orange, light yellow, black and other wax paper, which is rich in color and has a very strong effect.

Paper-cutting culture is one of the oldest folk arts of the Han nationality in China, with a history of more than 3,000 years.

Paper-cut culture originated from the social life of people of all ethnic groups, is an important part of various folk activities, paper-cut culture contains rich cultural and historical information, expresses the social understanding of the general public, life ideals and aesthetic taste, can not only decorate people's lives, but also a traditional cultural heritage.

There are many pictures of production and life in folk paper-cutting, such as big fish, big peppers, big silkworms, big grains, etc., all of which exaggerate the main body and fictionalize people's yearning and expectations for a better life.

The use of paper-cutting is also relatively wide, one is to post, directly on the doors and windows, walls, lights, color as decoration, common window flowers, wall flowers, ceiling flowers, smoke lattices, paper flowers, lantern flowers, door notes, etc.

In addition, it can be used as a foil for decorating gifts, dowries, offerings, and offerings. Such as happy flowers, candlestick flowers, offering flowers, bucket incense flowers, ceremonial flowers, Chongyang flags, etc., can also be used for clothing, shoes and hats, pillows, etc. as embroidery samples.

Paper-cutting is both folk and artistic. As a kind of folk art, paper-cutting art originated from working people to meet their own material and emotional needs. The popularity of the long period and the breadth of the region can be compared with any kind of traditional art.

From the southern frontier to the northwest desert, from the villages of the Yunnan-Guizhou ethnic minorities to the fishermen in the eastern suburbs, there are paper-cutting creation activities everywhere. As a plastic art of laborers, paper-cutting entrusts the ideals and beliefs of working people and expresses the joys, sorrows and sorrows of producers. It is accompanied by festive festivals, ceremonial memorials and other civil activities, used to embellish on the festive utensils, or decorated between the doors and windows, or pasted in the color kite paper, or as an embroidery base for the female red use, in short, paper-cutting is closely related to folk life.

Beautification adorns every aspect of life.

The theme and content of paper-cutting are extremely rich, myths and legends, opera characters, insects, fish, flowers and birds, all-inclusive, around the good wishes of praying for blessing and auspiciousness and flowers and full moon, theme creation, very clever use of homophonic techniques, expressing profound meanings, such as chicken homonym for "auspicious", sheep homonym for "auspicious"; The homonym of the deer is "Lu", and Ruyi is cut together with the vase, implying Ping (bottle) An Ruyi and so on.